Bobby Hinks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Riobeard Mac Aonais | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born | 1918 Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died | 1995 Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Carrickshock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1939-1941 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Robert "Bobby" Hinks (1918-1995) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, Hinks first excelled at hurling whilst at school at Mount Sion CBS. He arrived on ther inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1939 championship. Hinks went on to enjoy a brief career, winning one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals.[1]
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team Hinks won nine Railway Cup medal as captain. At club level he was a five-time championship medallist with Carrickshock.
References
- ↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists". Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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